[10/26/09 - 01:40 PM]So You Think You Can Dance Finalist Billy Bell Leaves Competition Due to IllnessBell will be replaced by Brandon Dumlao, 21, a Hip Hop dancer from Concord, CA.

[via press release from FOX]

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"SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE" FINALIST BILLY BELL LEAVES COMPETITION DUE TO ILLNESS

Brandon Dumlao Joins Top 20

Top 20 dancer Billy Bell has left SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE due to illness and will be replaced by Brandon Dumlao, 21, a Hip Hop dancer from Concord, CA. Dumlao will join the Top 20 this week as they compete on the first two-hour performance show Tuesday, Oct. 27 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

"We are disappointed that Billy cannot continue dancing in the competition on the advice of his doctor and wish him a speedy recovery," said executive producer/judge Nigel Lythgoe. "However, we are fortunate that Brandon Dumlao has agreed to return."

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was created by Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe and comes from 19 Entertainment Ltd. and dick clark productions. The series is executive-produced by Simon Fuller, Nigel Lythgoe and Barry Adelman.